Roller skating suspension skates



Jan. 8, 1952 Filed March 5, 1947 A. E. MURRAY ROLLER SKATING SUSPENSION SKATES 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ALAN E. Maze/1 Jan. 8, 1952 A. E. MURRAY 2,581,809

ROLLER SKATING SUSPENSION SKATES Filed March 5, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 740W 5 M05647? 7 ATTORN Jan. 8, 1952 A. E. MURRAY 2,581,809

ROLLER SKATING SUSPENSION SKATES Filed March 5, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 4%? 45 ,57 3 an L INVENTOR 14m 5 M0664)? ATTORNEY I Jan. 8, 1952 MURRAY 2,581,809

ROLLER SKATING SUSPENSION SKATES Filed March 5, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 1 11314. I Y Q INVENTOR {7 Aawwff/lfuee/m I BY 7 54 //Z M ATTORNE Patented Jan. 8, 1952 OFFICE ROLLER SKATING SUSPENSION SKATES Alan E. Murray, New York, N. Y. Application March 5, 1947, Serial No. 732,595

17 Claims.

' My invention relates particularly to an improved'type of roller skates.

f The object of my invention is to provide roller skates with which roller skating may be carried out more effectively and with a greater smoothness due to the further elimination of the efiect of unevenness of the skating floor upon the skater. My invention is an improvement upon the subject matter of my copending applications Ser. No. 572,867, upon Skates, filed January 15, 1945, now Patent No. 2,542,829, granted February 20, 1951, Ser. No. 634,238, upon Roller Skates, filed December 11, 1945, now Patent No. 2,533,740, granted December 12, 1950, and Ser. No. 690,050, upon Skates for Roller Skating, filed August 12, 1946. A further object is to provide an elastic suspension for the skater from the chassis while at the same time, however, introducing sufficient rigidity into the suspending means so as to maintain effectively the assumed relative positions of ,the parts of the skates while at the same time preserving the necessary elasticity of the suspensions. A further object is to provide skates of this character in which metal contacts are eliminated between the chassis and the parts of the fskate'attached to the foot of the wearer. Fur- Ith'er objects of my invention will appear from the detailed description of the same hereinafter. While myinvention is capable of being carried out in many different ways, for the purpose of illustration I have shown only certain embodiinents' thereof in the accompanying drawings, in which f Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a skate partly in section, made in accordance with my invention, showing the same attached to a skating shoe and showing, also, thereon two alternative forms of elastic suspension on the front and rear of the skate, respectively, it being understood, of course, that both of these forms as shown can be on the same skate or either one of these forms of suspension may be adopted on both the frontand itherear of the skate if desired;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the form of suspension shown on the front ofthe skate in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a similar rear elevation showing the 'formof elastic suspension shown on the rear of the skate inFig- 1;

Fig.., i.isa. fragmental side elevation, partly in section, of ,an alternative form of elastic suspension of the chassis of the skate;

. Fig. 5 is an underneath view of the front of the skate shown in Fig. 4; Fig. .6 is a fragmental side elevation of a modifled form of the elastic suspension similar to that raine -.4:

Fig. 7 is a fragmental side elevation, partly in section, of a modification of the suspension shown at the front of Fig. 4, showing an elastic rigidityproducing means combined with the elastic suspension at the front portion of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a fragmental side elevation, partly in section, of a modification of a part of the form of suspension shown in Fig. '7;

Fig. 9 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the rear of a skate chassis showing another form of an elastic rigidity-producing means which may be used on any of the elastic suspensions herein;

Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the elastic suspension shown in Fig. 9; r Fig. 11 is a fragmental side elevation showing a modification of my invention, the same including a modification of the chassis of the skate shown at the rear end of Fig. 1;

Fig. 12 is an underneath view of a rear chassis of the same; 7

Fig. 13 is a rear fragmental elevation of the .same rear portion thereof; and

Fig. 14 is a vertical cross-section looking towards the end of the rear skate chassis shown in Fig. 13.

In the drawings, referring first to the suspensions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown a skate shoe I of any desired character, but which may be similar to the shoe shown in my copending application Ser. No. 690,050 referred to above, or which may be a shoe made to conform to the contours of the foot of the wearer, preferably as shown in my U. S. PatentNo. 2,332,000, granted October 19, 1943, upon Method of Manufacturing Shoes. This shoe, if desired, may have a front lacing 2 and a side lacing 3, and may have at "the base of the shoe a pad 4 of any desired character, forming the sole of the shoe, which may be attached to a skate plate 5 of wood or of .any other material in any desired manner, by screws or otherwise, not shown. Attachedto the shoe plate 5 there is provided a front chassis 6 comprised of an aluminum alloy chassis plate 1 secured by screws 8 and 9 to the plate 5. The plate I may have depending therefrom, a front standard I0 provided witha centrally located longitudinal cylindrical screw-threaded rod [2 held within the standard I9 by nuts [3 and I4'. .In front of the nut l4 there are five compressed rubber discs l5 through which the rod l2 passes, and which are held in place by an end nut l6 screw-threaded on the end of the rod l2. The discs l5 provide a relatively rigid means to supplement, elastically, an elastic rubber suspension {oi -the chassis referred tomore in .detail herein diameter, or of any other desired size, and

which pass, alternately, upwardly over-the axle housing 11 adjacent the roller [9, then. down.- wardly beneath the discs l5 and upwardly over the axle housing I! adjacent the otherroller-2ll 4 by screws 55 and 56 tothe wooden plate 5, passing through adjusting slots 51 and 58 in the chassis plate 54. In this instance there is provided, furthermore, a hook 59 screw-threaded into the wooden plate 5 over which there are two forwardly directed sets of rubber cord windings 60 and GI and a set of windings 62 passing from the hook 59 downwardly. over. the. axle housing H, alternately, {on eitherside of the neck 29. It will be understood, of course, that in this inv stance the ring 22 may be of any desired size, so

as to give suflieient lateral breadth to provide lateral-stability for the suspension and support until a number of such windings are provided on either side of a ring 22 formed on the upper side of. the axle, housing H. The said ring, is inclined towards the front of'the skate; and its. upper endis'then connected by a pluralityof windings of a rubber. cord 2|, respectivelypassing'through the ring 22" and over the front' of a. screw-threaded hook 23 which is, screwthre'a'ded into the wooden plate 5, as well as, similarly', over' two lateral hooks 24 and 25, also screw-threaded into the plate. 5; so as to provide a plurality of such windings 26, 21 "and 28. The saidjring 2T, furthermore, has a neck 29 around which a;series of similar windings 30 of rubber cord pass upwardly over a rearwardly directed hook 3i ,screw-threaded into the wooden plate 5'. 'Allof these windings, furthermore, are applied withsome degree of'tension and'in such amanner. asjto providethe correctdesired alignment' ofthe rollers 19 and with regard to the skate plate 5.

- At the rear of Fig. 1 I have shown the rear end of the rod" I2 passing through a rear chassis standard 3.2 constructed and supported like the standard l0. Also, said rod IZ'has nuts. 33 and 34 holding between them fivecompressed'rubber discs,35; as on the front ofthe rod: II, which rest against the underside of a rear axle housing 36 with the aid ofrubber cord suspension windings 31, as' in the'case ofthe front. axle l8. "In this instance, however, the housing 3.6; which is lo cated on a rear axle:38, has a rearwardly directed hook'39. This hook 39.: has three sets of "windings 40,41: and42", as shown in Fig. 3, connecting it, respectively, to a rear'hookf4'4 an'd side hooks" 45.. and; '46; as. in the. .casewof the. ring 22 of the axlehousing I! from the skate plate 5 by 15 means of the ring and the screw 59. Iii Fig. 6 I have shown a slightly modified form! of the suspension illustrated in Fig. 4. In this'instan'ce, however, the axle !8 has an axle housing 53 provided with an upwardly and for-v wardly inclined "rod-64 havingweld'ecr thereto rings 65 and 66 whichcooperate;respetiyely} witha forward ring 61 and a rearwardlydocated ring 68 bothof which are 'welded one chassis plateG'Q connected by'screws '10 and -'H aspre'vi ouslyjdescribed; tothe wooden skateplate 5. n: this" instance, furthermore; there area-plrn-ality of'iru'bber' cord windings- 12 and 13*between the ring "65 and the" ring 51- and' between the ring 66' and the ring 68; respectively; the-suspension in thisinstancebeingotherwise'the same as' in Fig;4

In Fig; 7- there isshown an alternative-fern: of"rigidity producing-means instead of hee-em"- pressed rubber discs-l5, it being understood; however; thatin 'this'F-ig: 7 theaxle housing f1 has-the ring 22, and part's attachedthereto; as shown at the front o=fFig:'4-. In-this-instance, instead of the discs 15 of'Fig; I'IhaVeproVided as apart' of the axle housing H a metalringfl-l for-supporting therein acylindrical' 'elastic rubber plug-15, the same as'shown in Fig: 6 -oi'-"'i n'y application Ser: N o; 634,238herein'above referred to; For-thispurpose; therubber cylinder" 151s held in place by means ora rearwardlyiinclined screw 16 passing therethrough; having'a head H carrying thereon aspring disc T8 andawash'er '19 supporting a rubber plate 80 "beneath-anopens ing 8| in the ring" 14* adjacent" towhich there is anannul'ar'recess- 82 imwhichtherubber cylionthe-frontof the skate; Inthis instance there is also provided a fourth hook 'lfacing towards thefront of the skate, which is connected by a series of rubber cord windings 48: to the hook 39*itseli"instead (If to the neckof'the hook; I "In the modified, form: of elasticsuspension shown in Figs; 4' and 5; I have provided achassis suspension which maybe used at the front or rear'of'the skate, or both; as desired, the same being shown, however, in these figures as used on' the, front chassis of .theiskate. Accordingly, this comprisesthe standard [mas-shownin-Figl, having the nuts l3 and I4 as well-as-the'nut I6 holding in" place the five'rubber discs'l5f and therubber cord'windings '21 for supporting; as

shown in the front portion of Fig. 1, the axle housing I! provided with the ring 2'2. Inthis instance; however, the ring 22, whichmaybe made as large as desired, "is connected bya; series threaded'into an angle bracket 53', said bracket '53 being formed on' a chassis" plate 5 connected inderT5 rests. Onthetopof the rubbencylind'er 15 there is a; retainerring-83 'to' compresstlie rubber cylinder 15 with, the aid of a nutfli'on the screw 16'', the-upper end'of the screw 16' being screw threaded into an inclined socket 85jonf a Fig. 8'-is somewhat similar 'to thatshown in 31i chassisplate 86' connectedby screws 81 88 to the" skate'plate 5." "The inclined socket" '85 carries around the outside thereof. a plrira-lityof windings of rubber cord "89Whi0h .passt'throug h a hooki fl' resting in'a'recess 91 carrying'asheet of rubber- 92" to, prevent?metal-to metai'. contact. The forward end of theskate plate, 86 11033? be formed like, the, plate 54 in Fig. 4; "having ,thetring 50 attached thereto; which has the" elasticijsua pension windingsfl Siffromthe ring 22'. "It Willi be understoodthat thescrew hook" se n the front chassis plate tit-may-haveagscrewsl'eeve coupling 93, with reverse screw-threads 9'4fl'andi 95 therein, so" as to adjustablycouple the hook 9 0 with a similar screw hookt ficonnectedto arear skate chassis "(not shown), constructed 'in ithe same mannenas the front skate; chassis shown in t fl ef a Themodifiedflfornrof"chassis'bracket shownm :4, but can be used to advantage, for-instance, on

the foremost portion of the axle housing shown in Fig. 7. That is to say, in this instance, instead of the neck '29 and 'ring'22 being connected-to the axle housing I1, there is an upwardly and forwardly inclined rod 91 having its upper end 98 extending-through a hole 99 over a rubber sheet or disc I00, which projects throughthe hole 99, located in an inclined plate IOI brazed to the face of a chassis plate I02 and connected by screws I03 and I04 to the skate plate 5 so that the upper end 98 of the rod9I rests against, and supported from the face of the chassis plate I02 by the rubber sheet or disc I00.

--1n the modification of my invention shown in Figs, 9 and 10, I have provided the same type of rollers I9 and 20 on an axle I05 having thereon an axle housing I06, the two ends of which are connected together by an arched support I! provided with an upwardly directed hook I08.

The arched support I0! is provided in order to bridge over the rod I2 in the standard I0, as previously described, said rod I2 carrying thereon the-compressed rubber discs I as well as the nuts I4 and I6. In this instance, however, it will'be noted that the rubber discs I5 rest on the axle housing I06 beneath the arched support I01, a plurality of windings I09 of rubber cordbeing provided, extending beneath the housing I06 alternately to the front and rear thereof over the rubber discs I5. The hook I03 is supported from the plate 5 by means of the .four hooks 45, 46, 44 and 41 with rubber cord windings the same as shown at the rear of Fig. 1. "The modification of my invention shown in Figs. 11 to' 14 is a modified form of the skate chassis shown at the rear of the skate inFig. 1, having the same rod I2 and standards I0 and 32 carrying the same, said rod I2 having the same nuts I6, I4, I3, 33 and 34 as well as the compressed- Neoprene or natural rubber rings I5 and 35, all of which are mounted on the wooden plate 5, preferably made of plywood. On the plate 5 there is fastened in any desired manner a leather sole IIO forming a part of a'skate shoe III made in any desired manner. rings I5 and 35 are located, respectively, below the axle housings I1 and 36 for the axles I8 and 38-, said axle housings having, respectively, thereon upwardly-directed inclined hooks H2 and H3, providing for the steering or turning movement in skating. Projecting from the latter portion of the wooden plate 5, at the front thereof, there'is a large screw-eye II4 inclined forwardly near the front of the plate 5, in which it is carried, by a screw-threaded shank II5 ex-' tending through the plate 5. This screw-eye H4 acts as a stop, when brought into contact with the floor, by tipping the skate forwardly. It can also act as a brake, and for this purpose increased friction can be obtained by means of windings II! of a rawhide strip wound through the middle of the eye H4 and around the periphery thereof. The front hook H2 is elastically suspended from a pair of front hooks H8 and I I9 having their shanks screw-threaded into the wooden plate 5 of the leather sole IIO. Simi larly, the rear hook H3 is elastically fastened in the same manner to a pair of rear hooks I and I2I, also having their shanks screw-threaded through the wooden plate 5. Inasmuch as the elastic suspension of the hook II3 from the hooks I20 and I2I is substantially the same as the suspensionof the hook II2 from the hook IIBand II9, only the elastic suspension of the hook 'II3 willbehere described in detail. For

The rubber 6. this purpose, at the rear of the skate, a first set of about 20windings I22, forming a suspension, of rubber cord of the kindhereinabove referred to is provided, passing downwardly over one side of the axle .housing 36 beneath the rubber discs 35 and over the other side of the housing 36, as shown for instancein Fig. 13, these windings being-made so as to repeatedly cross one another, as shown in Fig. 11, owing to the fact that the windings pass downwardly from the front of oneside of the. housing 36 upwardly over the rear portion of the other side of the housing 36. It will be understood, of course. that all the windings of rubber cord applied in these Figs. 11 to 14 are all the same, except as herein specifically'otherwise -provided,are applied under a dis tinct tension, and are of Neoprene .or some other artificial rubber, though they may be of natural rubber. Then there is applied a second set I23. of windings of said cord which extend around the hook I20 through the hook II3, then around-the hook I2I, through the hook II3, again. around the hook 23 until there are about 10 of these windings. Thereafter, there is applied a third set of about 10 windings I24, going aroundthe hook I20 and through the hook II3. Thereafter, there is applied a fourth set of about 10 windings I25, going around the hook I2I and through the hook H3. The second, third and fourth sets of windingsform, in fact, an inclined pivot for the chassis. Next, there is applied a fifth set of about 10 windings I26 of said rubber cord, which may be denominated opposition windings to the suspension windings above referred to, going around the hook I20 beneath the axle housing 36. Then I apply a sixth set of about 10 windings I2I of said cord, which maybe called, also, opposition windings, going around the hook I2I and around the axle housing 36. As will'be seen in Fig. 14, these two sets of opposition windings I29 and I2! cross over each other at the rear of the axle housing 36. Thereupon, I apply from 10 to 30 choke windings I28, forming a seventh set thereof, which are wrapped approximately horizontally around the opposition windings I26 and I2! and around the outside of the hook II3 between the latter and the two hooks I20 and I2I. These choke windings take out any remaining free play or uncontrolled defiective movement between the axle housing-36 and the axle 38 therein as well as the rollers mounted on the said. axle 38. The

- axlefihousing 36 on the skate plate 35 while permittinglelastic deflection of said housing 36 on an axis I29 which, of course, is inclined up-' wardly in the direction of the angularity 'of the hook II3. At the front of Fig. 11 there is shown a variation of the modification just described, in that instead of the central rubber rings 35 I substitute a series of about 20 windings I29a of natural rubber cord which, of course, because of its great resiliency, does not become permanently deformed, and instead of the 20 windings I22 I may provide 10 inner suspension windings I29b-ofnatural rubber and 10 outer suspension windings I 290 of a rubber substitute, .as for instance Neoprene, which are each applied as in the case of the windings I22.

In the operation of my invention, referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, on account of theelastic suspension from the tightly wound rubber cord windings 2I, 26, 27, 28 and 30 the skater will besuspended between the respective windings due -.-to: his .weighmwhfletskatingn eliminate ing-anyitransmissiomofthe IIIiIllliiSiUllEl/TBIIJIIIOYE as to givesacconding-ly asehsationof smoothness:

whil'elskatingn substantially; like: on. event superior. bathe? efiectt in. i'ceskating:.-. At thessame time;

' adequate rigidity; and; resistance to: shock: iseats tamed by the. rubber. (1150821 5 whiclnarezelastik: but causes the position; to; the: skate: res

turnsmo be? the. normahinitiali positions 7 normal position-pie retainediafter; turning JIIDVGQ: merits; etc:,..whi1e. skating. At the sames...tinre V thereais entire absence. otany metal-toemetal contact thezparts ofiithe skate; thus: eliminat ingr-thei transmission of: vibrations tor. skater iromltheskata 'It;:w-flI:be'.-noted, voficourse,zthat the: inclination. of! the: neckilfl of; the; ringnn;

attached thereto,. permits the:..usual c turningi movementoftheskater: to the right or; letti as; desired, according; toe. whether on not .thezplate; 5: is: inclined: to the horizontalcin' theadirection towardsslwhichthe; turningrmovementeis: to be.

effected.

Theim'odifiedformt of; suspension shown: anatherear. of; Fig. I and Figs, 3:. operateszinz-assimilar manner t'oziprovide:the:.elastic: suspension::.with

' a; screw threadedediustment offlthe: elastic.sus:-

pension: being possible: irnthis; instance: byzreas sonoithe screw: stem? 5il .'in; thetzscitewt-threa'ded bracketfit;

In.F1'g.-..- 6; as similar. modified; term. ofsel'astic suspension is; showm. Howeve1:;;.in; this; instance? agreatenretention .Ofzthe: initialonnomnaLposi ticn is; attained byireasomof. thecomparativeiy small. rings 65 and. 65:: which: are. welded; closely onto the: inclined rod 64,-, and :Which are: closely I l:ll&;.to:.pmylde;;a: stille morezieffeetixze relatives rigs ooupledelastically so: as..to?be.: suspendedtbyzfithe cords. i21- an-dgl 3 from. the. 1 rings 61'" and: 68.

.In Fig. 7: the. elasticrsuspensiorr}.with; adequate rigidity incorporated into: th&IS3imfi,1-.fGI-I1 .et1lmiing; thev skate. to normal position-3, is also :attained in a.-.similar marne1t;.. Eor this: purpose. while the: elastic" suspension. ia attained: by COIUCISL in the same'mannerras'shownin; Ffigz iltheznelative rigidity-producing meansaini-this .instancecis'athe rubber.compressiomcylinder'1,5;which;;here;..takes the: place. of. the: rubber:;.compressiom discs; t5:

This; has-the..-advantagez cf;maintaining.1the:-. nor?- mat position. more: efilectively than the discs: l5

lflfis it: being; understood that. the rigidity-proaducing components; may be present: by reason of the. rubber: cylinder 15,;..in* the xsamez manner. as described in connectiomwithEig; 7..

Ir: the modification: of. my: invention shown in Figs; 5? and. 10,. the: operations. is? similar: to that of; the skate: chassis; shown. at the; mascot Fig; L. However, inthis instance, instead; the rubbers-discs t5.- rest on. top: of; the axlerhnusing fdi-tyrrin thelzskatinggoperations Neaenthelesssit wilt.- bep. understood that] ins. this; instances: the: weight of. the skater is;:-pcsitione.d;zlaterallxg-verm largely the:- elastic: cor ds.;- passingoven. the books 45;; 416,. M and: .41; without.- nermittingathe entice. weighty-normally to; be: carried by; con:

tact .hetweem the: rubber discs l5 and thes axle housing-. 1'05; Themperatiornct;the::form; of. the-1' modificae tion at my inventiomasshown in Figs, 11-inch; isesimilar to that ahready referred; to. in cons nection with the; rears, end: of-- the. skates L. However,, in this-linstancethere. is/an ignpontant. diiierence. by. reason. of the; long. free unconfined. portions of the. opposition wind!- ingsi-Zfir. and [21, asshownin; Figs. ihulfl and. 1-4;,';Whioh1gives mone life or elasticity tosthe de flectine. movements applied by the: movements of the. skater and, in addition the. choke. wind ings l2'8; eliminate: substantially entir.ely, l.any-" tendency. to form a dead. uncontrolled... defies.-v tive or turning;displacement-atonnean the. nonmal o middleposition. of the axle-housingfifi. Further, the. outer. less resilient rubben. sub.- stitutesuch. asJfNeoprene" windings. l29c semetostitongly compress; the inner. very; resilient nat: ural rubber-lwindingsstiwa and. 1291;, giving more life. toh'the; structure,land.. .in effect introducinga fluidity and instantaneousnessof. actioniimthe. bound stretchedsuspension windingsof. naturalrubberlwhich has a. similarity to hydrauliceaction.. Also... itwiii be. noted: that this: isyaccome plishedin Figsvllstol, with onlysth-nee .hooks for e.achrea1- ,orv front,..cha ssis of theskate ins stead..-.of. .5. hooks, as QShOWIl at-the reanof Eig' .1-r

Also. the-re. 'islshown the 'e-fiective; stop. on. brake I 1.4. which it. wilL-be: understood, can :be. utilized. in. connection: with any of. the other? forms oi my invention described hereing butwhich is es peciallya-pplicable to, th.e modifications of-mg invention shown. in Figs. 11.. to, 14.. becausefot utilizing on-ly' a. pair. of hooks I L8,.1j'9ior. L2H; I21 thus. eliminatinglthe need of, any. central hooks at the extreme: forward. portionof; the p1ate:5.. V 1

While, I.. have described my inventioniabove inndetailol wish it. to be. understood/that, many changes. may, be. made. therein; without depants ing. from. the spirit. of. .the same...

I-claimz.

1'. .A.r-.ollei" skate-suspension comprising-.askate plateancla chassis hat-Ling;- rollers, thereon,,.an axle: for: the rollers; stretchable: meansvfor elasq tically suspending-5. the ;p1at.e...and.. its associated chassispatts-fromsaidiaxle so; tabs-stretched by the: force. of. the skatenand an. .elasticflcome pression-resisting; member: located on. a chassis nart...adjacent to and normallx-in a positionde limited; by the: axle to; resistshoolc .betweenathe axleland said-chassis. I r

2. roller, skate suspension comprisingesa skate-plate: and:,a-: chassis1.-having rollersstherew om an: axle for the rollers stretchable-:meztns for. elastically suspending: the. nlateeand; its 1 as;- sociatedi chassis: parts tramsaid; axle-sc assto be a stretched ibyi the: fierce; es. the; skater,;and an. elastic compressioneresisting; member; lo.- catedonaavchassis; part. adjacent to and non-'- malls;v in: a: position. delimited:- by. the:: axletoree sist shock hem/sen:theeaxle:andvsaidwhassisaand having}; as body; ct: compressiblei mbber thereina 3 .1 A1rollen-skate2suspension comprisingaa; skate plate. ands a: chassis; havinggrrollens. thereon, an axle for.-;the railway-stretchable: means for class guesses -tically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle so as to be stretched by'the force of the skater, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the'chassisadjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod supported from said plate.

4. i A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate-and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, stretchablemeans for elastically suspending the plate .and its associated chassis parts fromsaid axle so as to be stretched by the force of the skater, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resistshock between'the axle and saidqchassis and havinga body of compressible rubber therein located onthe rod located on a standard mounted on said plate.

5.;A roller skate suspension comprising askate plate'fand 'a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod below the axle, supported from said plate.

6. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, stretchable means for elastically supporting the plate and its associated chassis parts on said axle so as to be stretched by the force of the skater, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod above the axle, supported from said plate.

7. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollersthereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod below the axle, supported from said plate, the rod and axle being bound together with elastic rubber cord windings.

8. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically supporting the plate and its associated chassis parts on said axle, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod above the axle, supported from said plate, the rod and axle being bound together with elastic rubber cord windings.

9. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an

axle for. the rollers, means, for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from the axle, including an axle housing having a ring like, extension and a series of hooks on said plate connected to the same by elastic cord windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a chassis part adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis.

10. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle, including an, axle housing havinga hook and a series of hooks-on said plate connected to the same by elastic cord windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a chassis part adjacent to and normally in a position. delimited by the. axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis.

11. A roller skate suspension comprisin a skate plateand a chassishaving rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elasticallysus pending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle, including an axle housing having a ring-like extension and an adjustable ring on said plate connected to the same by elastic cord windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a chassis part adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis.

12. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically supporting the plate and its associated chassis parts on said axle, including an axle housing having an arch-supported ring-like extension and a series of hooks on said plate connected to the same by elastic cord windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a rod forming a part of the chassis adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis and having a circular body of compressible rubber therein located on the rod located above the axle, said rod passing through said arch.

13. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle comprising opposition rubber cord windings as well as choke windings located across the first mentioned windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a chassis part adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis.

14 A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon, an axle for the rollers, means for elastically suspending the plate and its associated chassis parts from said axle comprising opposition rubber cord windings as well as choke windings across the first mentioned windings, and an elastic compression-resisting member located on a chassis part adjacent to and normally in a position delimited by the axle to resist shock between the axle and said chassis, said skate having hooks on the plate and the chassis for receiving said windings.

15. A roller skate suspension comprising a skate plate and a chassis having rollers thereon,

awe-r509 an axle for'the rollers, means for elastically suspending the-plate and-its associated 'cha'ssis parts fromsaid axle comprising natural rubber cord windings overlaid wvith :other "less "elastic "artk ficiail- :rubber windings, "and a'body of icompressi'ble'e'lastic natural rubber on the chassis "within said-cordwindings." r I7. :ATol'ler' skate suspension comprising "a skate plate and a'chassis' having rollers thereon, an'axle 'for'jthe rollers, stretchable-means elastically "supporting the plate and its associated chass'iswarts from said axle so as to be stretched by the-force -of' the skater 3 entirely-without the presence -01 any relativelytmovable; rigid contaotingjparts; andanielastic oompressiomreslsting' 'member-Elocated 'on "a -chassis partiacljacent to an-d normallyiin-a position delimited-by the mile rto resi'st shock between the aixle'anflisall I The? following references are of jrecorw lnrtbe file ,oI .tl'n's patent:

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